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luminesce definition

lu·mi·nesce (lo̵̅o̅′mə nes′)

intransitive verb luminesced -·nesced′, luminescing -·nesc′·ing

to be or become luminescent

Etymology: back-form. < luminescent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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